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<?xml version="1.0"?><api><help><module>* action=protect *
Change the protection level of a page
This module requires read rights
This module requires write rights
This module only accepts POST requests
Parameters:
title - Title of the page you want to (un)protect
This parameter is required
token - A protect token previously retrieved through prop=info
protections - Pipe-separated list of protection levels, formatted action=group (e.g. edit=sysop)
This parameter is required
expiry - Expiry timestamps. If only one timestamp is set, it'll be used for all protections.
Use 'infinite', 'indefinite' or 'never', for a neverexpiring protection.
Default: infinite
reason - Reason for (un)protecting (optional)
Default:
cascade - Enable cascading protection (i.e. protect pages included in this page)
Ignored if not all protection levels are 'sysop' or 'protect'
watch - DEPRECATED! If set, add the page being (un)protected to your watchlist
watchlist - Unconditionally add or remove the page from your watchlist, use preferences or do not change watch
One value: watch, unwatch, preferences, nochange
Default: preferences
Examples:
api.php?action=protect&title=Main%20Page&token=123ABC&protections=edit=sysop|move=sysop&cascade=&expiry=20070901163000|neverapi.php?action=protect&title=Main%20Page&token=123ABC&protections=edit=all|move=all&reason=Lifting%20restrictions
Help page:
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Protect</module></help></api>